The British High Commission to Nigeria and EFInA (Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access) are convening an interactive session that brings fintech operators, investors, policy makers and hubs to explore the ways in which increased funding and enhanced regulatory harmony can grow the Nigerian Fintech ecosystem. The Nigerian fintech ecosystem is…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Information and communication technology focused Innovators all around the world are invited to register for the 2019 Bell Labs Prize. The Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries around the globe that seeks to recognize proposals that ‘change the game’ in the field of information and…
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has urged Africans to take the adoption of technology more seriously while also admonishing the government heads to as a matter of urgency deviate from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in the jobs of the future.…
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Dr. Isa Pantami has warned that all MDAs that fail to comply with the federal government guidelines on IT procurement shall face criminal prosecution amidst other sanctions. Pantami issued the warning while addressing a gathering at the “March 2019 Lunch…
Sudanese yesterday experienced a social media shutdown amidst anti-government protest against the 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir. The shut-down preceded a complete power outage while Sudanese officials at the ministry of electricity have failed to give a reason for the interruptions. Protestors since December last year have demanded the…
Startups are invited to register for the 11th edition of the Startup Friday scheduled to hold in Kano State. The National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) through the special purpose vehicle the Office of ICT innovation and entrepreneurship (OIIE) is hosting the eleventh (11th) Edition of StartUP Friday. This edition will…
The Dakar Network Angels group (DNA) has launched to invest in Startups in Francophone Africa. The group which registered its impact immediately made an investment in Ivorian startup Coliba-a cleantech startup which employs mobile app control waste recycling. The startup will go ahead to receive mentorship and a minimum of…
Startups based in South Africa can apply for the Grindstone Accelerator Programme. Grindstone is a year-long entrepreneurial development programme, jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom Consullting, to assist post-revenue scalable innovation-driven businesses, registered in South Africa, in accelerating strategy execution becoming more sustainable and fundable in the process. Currently…
The World Bank organized All Africa Digital Economy Moonshot will hold on April 12, 2019, | 10:00 to 11:30 ET, 14:00 to 15:30 GMT at Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC. According to the World Bank, Digital innovation is creating unprecedented opportunities for Africa to grow its economy, create…
Top mobile phone maker in Africa, Transsion Holdings has made a move to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, China. The development comes after a decade of escalated growth for the Chinese phone maker and its dominance of the African mobile phone market. The company has reportedly completed a…
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Isah Pantami has revealed that the utilization of Information Technology saves the federal government N24.7 billion monthly. Pantami made this known at the “March 2019 Lunch Time Reform’’ seminar organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms on Thursday…
Egyptian e-sport s tournament platform and gaming hub GBarena has raised seed investment from HIMangel. Founded by Samer Wagdy, Mustafa Zaza and Bishoy Mesdary GBarena is a gaming community that is specifically tailored for gamers. The Platform helps gamers connect and challenge each other while enabling them to join a…
The ICT implementing and regulatory agency in Nigeria, Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has decried the low level of the employment of government enterprise technology among government institution stating that only 4.7 percent of federal institutions use IT “in a somewhat effective manner.” It was revealed that just…
Yobe State University has signed a memorandum of understanding in Damaturu with the ICT University, Louisiana, the United States of America to become a centre of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence. The agreement between the two institutions was made in a ceremony held at the Senate Chambers of the university with…
French Bank Societe Generale (SG) has disclosed it will support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Ghana with the sum of USD 126 Million. According to the bank, the gesture is part of its global growth strategy for 2019 while it also revealed that the sum for the funding could rise.…
Are you a student in a tertiary institution in Nigeria? Do you have an innovative idea or a technology-driven solution? if yes then apply to compete with over 200 Students from Nigerian Tertiary Institutions to win the grand prize of 3 Million Naira in the Professor Ogundipe Innovative Challenge (POIC).…
Lagos State is set to play host to the official launch of Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative organized by the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) scheduled to hold on March 27, 2019. The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative launch is the regional launch of the prize competition…
East African startups are invited to apply for the Nairobi Innovation Week 2019 (NIW.Startups) to enjoy growth inducing packages. NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to attract the right investors to initiate funding conversations with the startups.…
The Professor Ogundipe Innovative Challenge (POIC) has entered into a partnership with the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to foster and boost entrepreneurship amongst the students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The agreement was made while the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe in his…
Youths, women and disadvantaged groups in Kaduna are invited to sign-up for the digital focused skill acquisition programme “Click-on Kaduna.” Application will open on April 1, 2019. As part of the Kaduna State Government’s plans to foster a booming digital economy, the State in partnership with the World Bank and…